North Central has appeared in the NCAA Division III football championships five times. The Stagg Bowl has taken Naperville Cardinals from Ohio to Maryland to Virginia and, most

North Central College quarterback Luke Lehnen ended his record-breaking college football career Sunday in the best way possible: as a national champion. The Cardinals, led by their All-American quarterback,

North Central College's football team won its third NCAA D-III title in five seasons on Sunday. North Central defeated Mount Union (Ohio) 41-25 after a big scoring output in the fourth quarter. The Cardinals finished their season undefeated with a 15-0 overall record.

The Mount Union and North Central college football teams met in the Amos Alonzo Stagg Bowl. Here's how the NCAA D3 title game unfolded.

North Central College is headed to its fifth national title game in six years. On Sunday, the Cardinals face off against the University of Mount Union Purple Raiders from Alliance, Ohio, in the Stagg Bowl at Shell Energy Stadium in Houston.

Mount Union's Tyler Echeverry ran 29 yards untouched to open the scoring — the first time North Central has trailed all season. Lehnen, who went 57-2 over his college career, threw a 24-yard touchdown pass to Myles Walton to make it 7-7 with 4:35 left in the first quarter.

Luke Lehnen, who posted a 57-2 record across his college career, accounted for five touchdowns on Sunday night in Houston, and North Central defeated Mount Union 41-25 to win its third Division III national championship,

Luke Lehnen accounted for five touchdowns Sunday night and North Central beat Mount Union 41-25 to win its third NCAA Division III national football championship. The Cardinals (15-0) appeared in their fifth consecutive Amos Alonzo Stagg Bowl.